Girl With Learning Difficulties Given Detention On First Day at High School

An 11 year old schoolgirl was left heartbroken after being given detention on her first day at high school.

Courtesy of South West News Service

It was 11 year old Olivia Tarczon’s first day at Ebbsfleet Academy in Kent on Wednesday, and like many children starting ‘big school’, she would have been both nervous and excited.

On her very first day though, she was absolutely distraught to be told she had to remain in detention for 15 minutes after school as she had forgotten her calculator.

The year 7’s father Tomasz Bazan commented on the decision, “As far as we know she was the only one to get a detention. It has put her off going to school now, she was so upset about it.”

“She has difficulties learning. They seemed strict for the first day of school.”

The school had already come under attack earlier this year, after some pupils were sent home for wearing skirts that were too short. A spokeswoman for the school felt that the issue had already been resolved and that Olivia was alright about the incident. She commented, “I am very surprised to have heard this as I spoke to Miss Bazan on the phone yesterday about this and the need for the academy rules to be consistent from the first day back and she seemed fine and understood.”

“I even asked her tutor to speak to her daughter to make sure she was okay and she expressed no concerns yesterday afternoon.”

Ebbsfleet Academy in Swanscombe, Kent is run by principal Alison Colwell. The academy states in its prospectus that its vision is “centred on raising standards for all students, ensuring that the highest of expectations, a consistency in approach and outstanding teaching and learning are the norm for all.”